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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: CLEMENCY by James MacMillian\nEvent Url: http://www
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Date Begin: 2013-02-06\nEvent Date End: 2013-02-10\n\nSung in English\, N
ew BLO production\, US premiere\nBLO's critically-acclaimed Opera Annex co
ntinues with the US premiere of James MacMillan's Clemency. The libretto\,
by poet Michael Symmons Roberts\, is drawn from the book of Genesis. Abra
ham and Sarah are childless and nearing the end of their lives. They are a
pproached by three travelers who share the unexpected and miraculous news
that Sarah will have a child in old age. The mood darkens as it becomes cl
ear that the travelers are on a mission of vengeance upon the neighboring
towns\, and Abraham pleads clemency for their inhabitants. Co-commissioned
by BLO\; the Royal Opera House\, Covent Garden\; Scottish Opera\; and the
Britten Sinfonia\nClemency will be preceded by a performance of Franz Sch
ubert's Hagar's Lament. The song\, its lyrics drawn from a moving poem by
Clemens August Sch&uuml\;cking\, centers on Hagar&mdash\;mother of Abraham
's firstborn child&mdash\;who poignantly sings of her sadness and anger af
ter being abandoned in the desert with her dying son. The pairing of the t
wo works makes these three dramatic figures the center point for the eveni
ng's theatrical interpretation.\n\n\n\nConducted by BLO Music Director Dav
id Angus and featuring baritone David Kravitz as Abraham.\n\nStart time:
February 6\, 7\, 9\, 10m\, 2013 at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter\nEve
ning performances begin at 8:00pm. Matinee (m) begins at 2:00pm.
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SUMMARY:CLEMENCY by James MacMillian
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